Category Archives: Local News

The Wayne County Board met for their regular monthly meeting last (Thursday) night. The board approved the October minutes and welcomed guests. Vaughan Law Office, representative for the Drainage Dist...

Fairfield Police along with Fairfield Fire and Wayne County Ambulance personnel responded to a two vehicle accident Thursday night just before 6 o'clock on West Delaware in the area of Petroleum Blvd....

Donald E. Wilhite Jr Katherine M. Christopher     The Wayne County Sheriff's Department along with the Fairfield Police Department executed a search warrant this past Saturday at approximate...

Wayne County Crimestoppers is offering a reward for the person or persons who entered a storage container owned by Tommy Withrow of Wayne City and removed a double shaft power take off for an Internat...

Hope Ministries Food Pantry in Geff is delaying the start time of this Saturday's food distribution due to traffic coming into the Geff Grade School for a basketball tournament. The distribution has b...

A benefit cookout will be held for Mary Ruth & Martin Johnson tomorrow (Friday) on the Edwards County Courthouse square beginning at 3pm. Leroy Moore will be cooking pork chops and whole hog burge...

With the days growing shorter and temperatures gradually getting colder, the public is being reminded that it's time for "Winter Weather - Get it Together." The Illinois Department of Transportation, ...

During Tuesday night's meeting of the Grayville City Council, a new Assistant Police Chief was appointed. Mason Siegel will take on the role of second-in-command . Additionally, the city plans to appo...

In the USDA Illinois Crop Progress Report released on Wednesday, it was noted that there were an average of 3.7 days suitable for fieldwork across the state last week. The average temperature in Illin...

A meeting of the Edwards County Commissioners will be held tomorrow (Friday) at the Edwards County Courthouse. Some items on the agenda include; the reappointment of Loren Pollard as Commissioner of t...